$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 4,508

The clock hit 2pm and cards are in the air for the last day of the Ultimate Re-Entry.

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 4,508

We have bonus poker this afternoon in the Event Center with an extra day to find a winner in the Ultimate Re-Entry tournament to open the series. Of the 4,508 starting entries, only 11 players remain with a chance for the title and 2017 RRPO Championship Michael Newman leads the way.

We also have two WSOP bracelet winners in contention, Jason Young and Perry Shiao, among the talented lot coming back.

With more than a quarter of a million dollars waiting for the winner, their skill will be on display with plenty of chips in play and the average stack at 45 big blinds.

They will put cards back in the air at 2pm and we will have all the action from start to finish.

Table 1
Seat 1: — Empty —
Seat 2: Danny Kasper – 1,325,000 (11 bb)
Seat 3: Devond Marshall – 2,450,000 (20 bb)
Seat 4: Jeffrey Colpitts – 7,625,000 (61 bb)
Seat 5: — Empty —
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: — Empty —
Seat 8: Angel Bracho – 6,300,000 (50 bb)
Seat 9: Scott Robbins – 10,875,000 (87 bb)

Table 2
Seat 1: Richard Carr – 3,900,000 (31 bb)
Seat 2: Michael Newman – 12,350,000 (99 bb)
Seat 3: — Empty —
Seat 4: — Empty —
Seat 5: Jason Young – 2,700,000 (22 bb)
Seat 6: — Empty —
Seat 7: Willie Wiggins – 9,075,000 (73 bb)
Seat 8: Michael Duek – 3,475,000 (28 bb)
Seat 9: Perry Shaio – 1,650,000 (13 bb)

Remaining payouts:

1st:  $251,813 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $154,337
3rd:  $81,230
4th:  $63,359
5th:  $45,895
6th:  $34,929
7th:  $26,806
8th:  $19,495
9th:  $13,809
10th-11th:  $8,935

Primary Event Schedule

12PM: Event 9 – $570 Six-Max NLH (Re-Entry)

• $100,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 9 Structure Sheet

2PM: Event 1 Day 3 – $360 Ultimate Re-Entry

• Ultimate Re-Entry Day 3 Chip Counts and Seat Assignments
• Ultimate Re-Entry Payouts

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 42 – $140 Mega Turbo Satellite (1-in-5)

• 2 seats guaranteed into any $570 LHPO tournament
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 42 Sheet

3PM: Event 43 – $140 Main Event Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 43 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 44 – $150 No Limit Hold’em (Re-Entry)

• $15,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• WPTDeepStacks Main Event seats ADDED to 1st and 2nd
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 44 Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 45 – $140 Main Event Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into WPTDeepStacks Main Event
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 45 Structure Sheet

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 29: 75,000/125,000 with a 125,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 4,508

Day 2 of the $360 Ultimate Re-Entry came to an end with 11 players remaining, and the big stack belonged to Michael Newman, who bagged up 12,350,000 (82 bb). The next closest stack belongs to Scott Robbins, who finished with 10,875,000  (87 bb).

Here are the official seating assignments and chip counts for Day 3 (the same as they were at the end of Day 2, with no redraw). Action will resume at the start of Level 29, with blinds at 75,000-125,000 with a big-blind ante of 125,000.

TABLE 1
Seat 1.
Seat 2.  Danny Kasper  –  1,325,000  (11 bb)
Seat 3.  Devond Marshall  –  2,450,000  (20 bb)
Seat 4.  Jeffrey Colpitts  –  7,625,000  (61 bb)
Seat 5.
Seat 6.
Seat 7.
Seat 8.  Angel Bracho  –  6,300,000  (50 bb)
Seat 9.  Scott Robbins  –  10,875,000  (87 bb)

TABLE 2
Seat 1.  Richard Carr  –  3,900,000  (31 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Newman  –  12,350,000  (99 bb)
Seat 3.
Seat 4.
Seat 5.  Jason Young  –  2,700,000  (22 bb)
Seat 6.
Seat 7.  Willie Wiggins  –  9,075,000  (73 bb)
Seat 8.  Michael Duek  –  3,475,000  (28 bb)
Seat 9.  Perry Shiao  –  1,650,000  (13 bb)

And the remaining prizepool they’re playing for:

1st:  $251,813 + LHPO trophy
2nd:  $154,337
3rd:  $81,230
4th:  $63,359
5th:  $45,895
6th:  $34,929
7th:  $26,806
8th:  $19,495
9th:  $13,809
10th-11th:  $8,935

Day 3 will begin tomorrow (Tuesday) at 2:00 pm, and play down to a winner.

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 11 of 4,508

There was another blind-vs.-blind situation involving pocket queens, but this time it was a hell of a cooler. Especially considering the fact that Scott Robbins was just moved to this table the previous hand, after the elimination of Luis Mantilla in 13th place.

Phil Hui got it all in from the big blind for about 3 million with , but he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Robbins in the small blind.

The board came , and the pocket kings held up for Robbins to win the pot and eliminate Hui in 12th place.

Scott Robbins  –  9,000,000  (90 bb)
Phil Hui  –  Eliminated in 12th Place  ($8,935)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 of 4,508

In a blind-vs.-blind situation, Luis Mantilla was all in from the big blind for 3,900,000 with , and he need his hand to hold to stay alive against the of Angel Bracho, who had him barely covered with 4,000,000 in the small blind.

The board came — Bracho flopped a diamond flush draw, turned a pair of kings, and rivered his flush to win the pot and eliminate Mantilla in 13th place.

Angel Bracho  –  8,225,000  (82 bb)
Luis Mantilla  –  Eliminated in 13th Place  ($7,311)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 4,508

Tim Marcus moved all in under the gun for 400,000, Angel Bracho called UTG+1, Luis Mantilla called from the hijack, and Jeffrey Colpitts called from the big blind. Any further betting will create a side pot.

The flop came , and Colpitts bet 500,000. Bracho tanked for a long time before he called, and then Mantilla thought for a while before he also called, creating a side pot worth 1.5 million.

The turn card was the , and all three players checked.

The river card was the , Colpitts bet 300,000, Bracho tanked for a while before he folded, and Mantilla also folded. Colpitts took the side pot.

Marcus showed for a pair of deuces, but Colpitts turned over to win the pot with a pair of eights. Marcus was eliminated in 14th place.

Jeffrey Colpitts  –  6,800,000  (68 bb)
Tim Marcus  –  Eliminated in 14th Place  ($7,311)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 28: 50,000/100,000 with a 100,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 of 4,508

After a long period with no bustouts, there was a brief flurry of eliminations.

Talesh Patel was all in from middle position for about 775,000 with , and he needed to improve to stay alive against the of Devond Marshall in the big blind.

The board came — Patel paired his eight on the flop, but improved no further. Marshall won the pot with his pocket queens to eliminate Patel in 17th place.

Devond Marshall  –  2,150,000
Talesh Patel  –  Eliminated in 17th Place  ($5,686)

Jon Turner moved all in under the gun for 775,000, and Jason Young moved all in over the top from UTG+1 for 1,450,000 with . Turner turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came — Turner turned a club flush draw, but improved no further. Young won the pot with two pair, kings and queens, to eliminate Turner in 16th place.

Jason Young  –  2,475,000  (25 bb)
Jon Turner  –  Eliminated in 16th Place  ($5,686)

William Rincon moved all in under the gun for about 800,000, and chipleader Michael Newman called from the button with . Rincon turned over , and he needed to improve to stay alive.

The board came , and the ace-king held up for Newman to win the pot with his king kicker and eliminate Rincon in 15th place.

Michael Newman  –  11,800,000  (118 bb)
William Rincon – Eliminated in 15th Place  ($7,311)

After the hand, Newman said, “I’ve played at a lot of tables in my life, and this is the toughest table in history. Write that down — toughest table in history.”

About halfway thru Level 28, with 14 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 4.4 million (44 big blinds).

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 17 of 4,508

After the eliminations of Alfredo Guevara in 20th place ($4,062) and Michael Ortiz in 19th ($4,062), the field was down to the final two tables. Here is the new lineup:

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Phil Hui
Seat 2.  Danny Kasper
Seat 3.  Devond Marshall
Seat 4.  Jeffrey Colpitts
Seat 5.  Tim Marcus
Seat 6.  Willie Wiggins
Seat 7.  Talesh Patel
Seat 8.  Angel Bracho
Seat 9.  Luis Mantilla

TABLE 14
Seat 1.  Richard Carr
Seat 2.  Michael Newman
Seat 3.  Daniel Quesada
Seat 4.  Jon Turner
Seat 5.  Jason Young
Seat 6.  Scott Robbins
Seat 7.  William Rincon
Seat 8.  Michael Duek
Seat 9.  Perry Shiao

A short while later, Talesh Patel raises under the gun to 225,000, Angel Bracho called UTG+1, and Luis Mantilla called from middle position.

The flop came , and Patel bet 425,000. Bracho quickly called, and Mantilla quickly moved all in for 2,025,000. Patel asked for a count before moving all in over the top for about 3.9 million, and Bracho thought for a bit before folding face up (pair of nines).

Mantilla turned over for a heart flush draw, and he’d need to improve to stay alive against Patel’s .

The turn card was the , giving Mantilla additional outs with a gutshot straight draw, and the river card was the . Mantilla completed his heart flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Luis Mantilla  –  5,350,000  (71 bb)
Angel Bracho  –  4,225,000  (56 bb)
Talesh Patel  –  1,900,000  (25 bb)

At the other table, Michael Newman raised from middle position to 150,000, Daniel Quesada reraised from the hijack to 500,000, and Newman called.

The flop came , Newman moved all in, and Quesada snap-called all in for more than 2 million with . But Newman turned over for a pair of kings, and Quesada needed to improve to stay alive.

The turn card was the , giving Quesada additional outs with an open-ended straight draw, but the river card was the . Newman won the pot with his pair of kings to eliminate Quesada in 18th place.

Michael Newman  –  9,300,000  (124 bb)
Daniel Quesada  –  Eliminated in 18th Place  ($5,686)

$360 Ultimate Re-Entry
$500,000 Guaranteed | Payouts
Level 27: 50,000/75,000 with a 75,000 ante
Players Remaining: 20 of 4,508

The players return from break to begin Level 27, with increased blinds of 50,000-75,000 and a big-blind ante of 75,000. With 20 players remaining, the average chip stack is about 3.09 million (41 big blinds).

Here are the updated chip counts from the break:

TABLE 6
Seat 1.  Jon Turner  –  1,925,000  (26 bb)
Seat 2.  Perry Shiao  –  2,250,000  (30 bb)
Seat 3.  Scott Robbins  –  2,850,000  (38 bb)
Seat 4.  Michael Duek  –  3,850,000  (51 bb)
Seat 5.  Willie Wiggins  –  7,800,000  (104 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  
Seat 8.  Angel Bracho  –  4,500,000  (60 bb)
Seat 9.  Jeffrey Colpitts  –  5,550,000  (74 bb)

TABLE 7
Seat 1.  Phil Hui  –  1,900,000  (25 bb)
Seat 2.  Danny Kasper  –  1,250,000  (17 bb)
Seat 3.  Devond Marshall  –  2,750,000  (37 bb)
Seat 4.  Alfredo Guevara  –  775,000  (10 bb)
Seat 5.  Tim Marcus  –  1,175,000  (16 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  Talesh Patel  –  3,400,000  (45 bb)
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  Luis Mantilla  –  2,650,000  (35 bb)

TABLE 14
Seat 1.  Richard Carr  –  3,600,000  (48 bb)
Seat 2.  Michael Newman  –  7,125,000  (95 bb)
Seat 3.  Daniel Quesada  –  3,525,000  (47 bb)
Seat 4.  
Seat 5.  Jason Young  –  1,500,000  (20 bb)
Seat 6.  
Seat 7.  William Rincon  –  1,825,000  (24 bb)
Seat 8.  
Seat 9.  Michael Ortiz  –  1,475,000  (20 bb)